Tag: tv
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ROY ROWAN
January 25, 1920 Roy Rowan was born in Paw-Paw, Michigan. He became an announcer for CBS Radio, eventually leaving to freelance for CBS TV starting with “I Love Lucy” (1951-57) and “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” (1957-60). After “I Love Lucy” ran its course of 179 shows, Rowan worked for Ball on 156 episodes of “The…
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ERNIE KOVACS
January 23, 1919 Ernest Edward Kovacs was an American comedian, actor, and writer who was born in Trenton, New Jersey to Hungarian immigrants. Coincidentally, Lucille Ball also briefly lived in Trenton, several years before Kovacs was born. Though a poor student, Kovacs received an acting scholarship to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1937. …
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ANN SOTHERN
January 22, 1911 Ann Sothern was born Harriette Arlene Lake in Valley City, North Dakota, but was raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When her parents divorced in 1927, Sothern moved with her father to Seattle, where she attended the University of Washington, dropping out after one year. While visiting her mother in California, she won a role in…
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THE MARRIAGE LICENSE ERROR
January 21, 1949 “Marriage License Error” (aka “Marriage License”) is episode #27 of the radio series MY FAVORITE HUSBAND broadcast on January 21, 1949 over the Armed Forces Radio Network (AFN). Synopsis ~ Liz and George find their marriage license and discover that instead of “George H. Cooper,” it says “George C. Hooper.” Now Liz is…
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READERS POLL 1953!
January 20, 1953 A good natured, talented redhead from Butte, Mont.(**), has achieved greatness in the motion picture world, and greater stature in the world of television, walked off high awards in the Third Annual San Mateo Times TV Poll. By this time there should be little doubt as to referring. She is Lucille Ball,…
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GEORGE BURNS
January 20, 1896 George Burns was born Nathan Birnbaum on January 20, 1896 in New York City, the ninth of 12 children born to Jewish immigrants from Poland. He was one of the few entertainers whose career successfully spanned vaudeville, radio, film, and television. His arched eyebrow and cigar-smoke punctuation became familiar trademarks for over three-quarters of a century.…
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DANNY KAYE
January 18, 1911 Danny Kaye was born David Daniel Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York, in 1911, although he would later claim 1913. A multi-talented performer, he was an actor, singer, dancer, comedian, and musician. A high school drop-out, Kaye’s first break came in 1933 when he joined a vaudeville dance act that toured the United States and Asia. …
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NEVER HAPPENED!
Lucille Ball projects announced on January 17, 1962 & 1974 that never came to pass! Sheila Graham reported that Desi Arnaz had an idea for a film starring Ann Sothern and Lucille Ball. The two were friends and co-stars from their movie-making days and Desilu produced Sothern’s second TV series, “The Ann Sothern Show.” Sothern was…
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ELLIOTT REID
January 16, 1920 Edgeworth Blair “Elliott” Reid was born in New York City in 1920. He attended the Professional Children’s School. In 1935, Reid debuted on the radio program “The March of Time”, which led to regular work on radio dramas during the golden age of radio. From 1937 to 1960 Reid also appeared on Broadway. In…
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